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 #1836070


Monitorsss
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 In cage feeding...

if i feed him in the cage wont that make him try to bite me evrytime i reach into there to pick him up?
or if i shouldnt pick him up let me know...
oh and 2 more Q;s

1. if he is 18 inches about how old do u think he is?
2.if i get another one now would it be too late to make them be freindly?as long as the new one wasnt too small
08/19/08  12:54pm

 #1836082


Jr_
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   Message To: Monitorsss   In reference to Message Id: 1836070


 In cage feeding...

You don’t want to pick up or handle your varanids unless it is needed. Why force handle them when they don’t want to be held.
Always feed inside your cage too.

If its 18" and your husbandry is proper it would be under a year old.

If you add a new one to the cage you can always come across dominent one. Even when you buy a trio at a young age you can not be certain that they will get along but the older they get the harder it could be to add another.

Josh
08/19/08  01:09pm

 #1836165


Norf
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   Message To: Jr_   In reference to Message Id: 1836082


 In cage feeding...

The cage feeding thing is just for snakes. Unlike snakes, monitors can actually see whats food and what isn’t but they sometimes go for hand anyways :) Which is why you wanna use tongs or something of that nature... 18in. I would say about 6-8 months?? not sure....
08/19/08  02:40pm

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   Message To: Norf   In reference to Message Id: 1836165


 In cage feeding...

He didn’t even mention what species it is? How can you make any assumptions about what 18" means?
08/19/08  07:35pm

 #1836647


Krusty
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   Message To: Krusty   In reference to Message Id: 1836509


 In cage feeding...

Nevermind, there’s another post i missed where he mentions a Bosc/Savannah.
08/19/08  09:14pm

 #1836655


Monitorsss
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   Message To: Krusty   In reference to Message Id: 1836647


 In cage feeding...

yea its a savannah and i dont know if im going to get another 1, hes pretty interesting and i with mney being so tight i have no idea if i can afford it.
i guess theyre a look dont touch species =]

and yea i dont kno how the husbandry was, i jus got it yesterday.
im guessin they took good care of it tho , its pretty filled out weight wise
08/19/08  09:23pm


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